First Civilizations
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.
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The world's longest river
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N
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A sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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The title of the ancient Egyptian kings
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E
A low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body
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An ancient region of northeastern Africa on the Nile
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A writing system using picture symbols (plural)
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P
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Paper made from the ___ plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat
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Early ruler of Egypt who rejected the old gods and replaced them with sun worship
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Queen of Egypt and wife of Akhenaton
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Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead
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The Pakistan intelligence agency (plural)
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Babylonian king who codified the laws of Sumer and Mesopotamia
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Believing that there is only one god
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A series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system
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An ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
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A body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland
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The power or capacity of an organism to ___ unfavorable environmental conditions